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Hakes & Lawrence lead Blugolds at Neb. Wesleyan Duals

Photo by Bill Hoepner, UWEC Photo
Photo by Bill Hoepner, UWEC Photo

LINCOLN, Neb. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrestling competed at the Nebraska Wesleyan Duals on Saturday, with the coming away with two big wins and a narrow loss.

Neb. Wesleyan Results | NW Kansas Tech Results | U of the Ozarks Results

Against Nebraska Wesleyan, Eau Claire came away with a 40-15 win. Five Blugolds tallied pins in the dual:

133 - Thomas Severson (Fr. – Marathon, WI/D.C. Everest) over Ryan Smales (6:16)

141 - Jake Drexler (Fr. – Stratford, WI) over Brayden Dowding (2:30)

157 - Ryan Hannah (Fr. - Genoa, WI/Viroqua) over Dominick Moser (1:45)

174 - Evan Lawrence (So – Hugo, MN/Mehtemedi) over Matthew Fricke (1:51)

285 - Austen Hakes (So. – River Falls, WI) over Justin Hennessy (1:35)

David Dudych (So. - West Dundee, IL/Harry D. Jacobs) also tallied a victory for Eau Claire at 149, defeating Dustin Monroe by major decision, 25-14.

In their dual against Northwest Kansas Technical College, the Blugolds came up just short, falling by a score of 28-25.

Hakes and Lawrence recorded their second pins of the day while Hannah won by major decision (9-0).

Chase Schmidt (So. – Rice Lake, WI) recorded a fall over Johnathan Fanfan at 165 (3:27) while Grant Balconi (Jr. – Muskego, WI) won by a score of 6-4 at 184.

The Blugolds dominated in their dual against the University of the Ozarks, winning by a score of 46-9.

Hakes and Lawrence both tallied their third pins of the day, with Hakes defeating Cameron Oliver (2:23) and Lawrence taking down Ndayambaje John (2:56).

Balconi also earned a pin (2:46), as did Schmidt (1:01), Hannah (4:22) and Drexler (1:30).

In addition, Dudych earned a tech fall (20-5, 7:00) as did Jacob Olson (So. – Isanti, MN/Cambridge-Isanti) at 197 pounds (17-2, 2:23).

The Blugolds will be off until Jan. 4-5 when they travel to Louisville, Kentucky where they will compete in the NWCA Multi Divisional National Duals. Follow the action on Blugold Game Day or on the 'UWEC Blugolds' app on your mobile device.

 

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